HR943

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:38 | Tran: 2:56 | Set: 6:09

Alt: -66.26° Az: 359.19° Direction: North

HR943 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR943 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR943 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR943. The red arrow shows the motion of HR943 during the next 10000 years (12.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 08m 54s

Declination -27° 44’ 13”

Hour Angle 11h 58m 31s

Sideral Time 15h 07m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 07m 50s

Declination -27° 49’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 222.28°

Galactic Latitude -59.84°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR943.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.39

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR943 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR943. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR943 is distant 187.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 57.64

Distance (light year) 187.90

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.075 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19545

SAO Catalogue SAO168321

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14551

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 1028

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR943 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.7° RISE 23:38

Max altitude: 10.8° TRANSIT 2:56

Azimuth: 242.3° SET 6:09

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax